Man robs two Hillsborough banks in an hour

BRANDON — Deputies were searching for a man they say robbed two banks in one hour Wednesday.

The suspect began at 11:48 a.m. at Chase Bank at 10943 Causeway Blvd., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He gave the teller a note demanding money, took the cash and left. Then at 12:36 p.m., he walked into SunTrust at 701 W Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and did it again, deputies said.

Anyone with information about these robberies can contact the Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at (800) 873-8477.